Presentation given by Melody Dobrinin (Rotaractor, Australia) and John Smola (Rotaractor, USA) at the 2014 Rotaract Preconvention in Sydney, Australia.

1. 2014 ROTARY INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION
Finding Purpose Through
Mentorship
-Melody Dobrinin (Brisbane, Australia)
-John Smola (Alabama, USA)

2. About us and our Clubs.....
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3. John Smola
-Birmingham, Alabama, USA
-Engineer for a Fortune 500 company in the Utility/Energy sector
-Rotaractor since 2008
-Rotaract Club of Birmingham, community based, founded in 2004
Melody Dobrinin
-Brisbane, Qld, Australia
- Speech Pathologist and Research Assistant at the UQ Centre for
Geriatric Medicine
-Rotaractor since 2012
- Rotaract Club of South West Brisbane
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4. Why are you here?
Source: http://www.mentorset.org.uk/pages/mentoring.htm

5. • Mentorship is the missing link between
________ and a _________.
• Mentorship can be open ended and
flexible but needs to be defined.
Learning Objectives

6. • What is a mentor?
• Why should you want a mentor?
• What does a mentor do?

7. • What will make a good mentor?
• How will you approach the mentor
How do you find a mentor?

8. • Consider how to formalise the arrangement
• What is in it for your mentor?
• What happens when you feel as if you’ve
grown beyond your mentor’s help?
How do you maintain a strong mentoring relationship?

10. • Professional Partners:
– Joint program focused on mentorship between
Rotaract/Rotary
– Rotaractors are matched with a Rotarian within the
field of work
– At least six months – one meeting / month
• New Member Hosts
– Internal to Rotaract
– Current Rotaractor is paired with a new member
– Meet outside of Rotaract event
– Attend Rotaract events together
– At least 4 months
Mentorship Programs